Corset and the like



J. W. GORDON CORSET AND THE LIKE Filed May 14, 1950 April 19, 1932.

ATTORNEY thereof is fitted with Patented Apr. 19, 1932 TATES PATENT orrics JOHN WILLIAM GORDON, 0F COTHAM, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR, TO OHAPPELL ALLEN 85 COMPANY LIMITED, OF RED-FIELD, ENGLAND, A CORPORATION OF ENGLAND Application filed May 14, 1930, Serial No 452,223, and. in Great Britain May 14, 1929.

This invention relates to corsets and similar garments of the kind generally known as wrap-round and has for its object to provide an improved construction thereof applicable more particularly to figures in which embonpoint prevails and adapted to afford more effective control in respect to such figures.

I According to this invention, the corset or similar garment comprises a body part of ordinary corset material busk sleeves at the front which extend from the top to the bottom of the garn'ient, short busks within the said sleeves extending from the top of the garment to the abdominal region, the said body part being adapted to extend on to the hips of the wearer at the sides and to the bottom of the busks at the front and being connected to the husk sleeves, a central laced insertion in the body part at the back which extends substantially from the small of the wearers back to the bottom of the garment, the said body part, at the back, xtending further down than at the front, an elastic insert in the waist portion of the body part 1n lapped relation, by its lower end, with the said laced insertion and a plurality of horizontally disposed bands extending around the garment from the top of the said laced insertion to the bottom of the garment and connected to the body part and busk sleeves at the front and the laced insertion at the back.

In constructing corsets and similar garments according to the invention, the body a boned central back part which is eyeleted for receiving the lacing and extends from the bottom upwards to a point coincident, or approximately so, with the waist or small part of the back where it is in lapped relation with an insertion of elastic material which completes the said central back part, the side edges of the insertion being secured, by stitching or otherwise, to

the said edges of the body which extend to the upper or waist part of the corset or garment. The lower edge of the body is concaved and convexed so as to produce a shaped or wavy curved line which extends from a short distance above the bottom termination of the central back lacing part to the bottom of the front steels or busks and this portion of the body may be boned or otherwise stiffened as desired or according to the requirements of individual wearers. The material of the hems or sleeves which enclose the steels or busks is extended below the lower front edge of the body and there is attached thereto and to the exterior of the body the horizontally arranged bands, which extend the depth of the lacing at the back and the depth of the busk sleeves at the front, the said bands having a horizontal curved setting with regard to each other and so being of a character adapted to afford a swelling or bulging effect whereby the garment is enabled to fit or he snugly upon or against the figure.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and carried into efiect'same will now be more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of a so-called wrap-round corset or garment embodying the present improvements.

Figure 2 is a back view thereof.

a indicates the body part of the corset or garment which carries the front fastening busks a and which has attached thereto, as by the stitching b, the boned central back part b. The said central back part is eyeleted as shown for the reception of laces and extends upward approximately to the waist or small part of the back where it laps or overlies an insertion of elastic material such as 0, the laced opening extending to the bottom of the garment while the elastic material closes the part at the waist above the lacing. The side edges of the elastic insertion are carried by the body part a to which they are attached by the sewing indicated at b and c, the lapping of the parts being clearly shown in Figure 2. If desired, the elastic insertion 0 may be supplemented by other elastic insertions (not shown) disposed around the waist part or otherwise of the garment. As will be seen, the body part extends to a short distance above the waist line of the garment and, at the front, is adapted to carry the short busks a where its depth is slightly below the bottoms of the busks while, at the back, its depth is such as to extend to a point about ..\l i V a hips and the lower part ofthe back and the mid-way between the bottom of the front and the bottom of the garment, the material of the sleeves or the heins a a which enclose the busks being extended downwards to the bottom of the garment. The lower end of the body part isconcaved and con XOCl, &S shown in th e lillustrationso' as to enable a. wavy curved edge to beprodueed with the desired fitting to the figure. The body part nia'ybeboned or'stilfened as individual wearers may require.

The aforesaid body part (a is enclosed by a structure composed of horizontal bands cl whereof the ends are attached to the front of the said'body atbr about the bush henisor sleeves a a and thelitting f-orthe central [back lacing; the sai'd enclesing structure ex- 7 "tending"downwardl 7 below the bod nart and r i i r J i .up'wardly to the top of the central back lacing so 'asto envelo )e the abdominal re 'ion the ,bands composing the same, being cut hr fashifoned so asto produce a conformation adaptet 'to fit or lie snugly upon or against the figure. To this'ench'the horizontal 3unction edges of the several bands may be of a suitable curvajture fwi'llbe readily understood by those acquainted with the production of garments of the kind to Which'the invention relates.

By the improved construction, thegarment s rendered capable of 1 ready ad ustment about the figure so as to controland retain the fsarne in the condition incidental to such adistnient. The laced insertion b which extends acertain part ofthe lei'igth or dep th of thefgar'ment is arranged in'overlapping relation to the elastic insertion c so'that, when donned and the laces manipulated in a manner which will be readily understood, a very effective control of the abdominal region, the

hips and the lower part of the back is ob- 1 tained, the horizontally arranged bands wh1ch are adapted to snugly fit over thebody and around the figure operating in conjunc- Qtioirwith the aforesaid lacing to retain or assist in retaining the said controhthereby adding to the comfort ofthe'wearer. The

H waist and that partof'the': figure above the waist are comfortably accommodated by the 'i V elastic insertion.

, The corset or garment is or may be fitted with the usual suspender device indicated at I clain1:

A corset or similar garment adapted to support the abdominal region of the wearer comprising a body part of ordinary corset material, busk sleeves at the front of the garment extending from the top to the bottom of the garment, short busks within the husk sleeves extendlng from the top of the garment to the abdominal region said body part being adapted to extend on to the hips of the wearer at the sides and to the bottom of the busks at the front and being connected to the asped or 54 tallydisposed bandsextending around the garment fromthe top ofsaid laced insert to the bottom of the garment and connected to the body part and busk sleeves at the front and the laced insertion at the back.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my signature.

JOHN VVILLIAl /l GORDON. 

